Salud Carbajal
Salud Carbajal | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 24th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Lois Capps |
Member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district | |
In office 2005–2017 | |
Preceded by | Naomi L. Schwartz[1] |
Succeeded by | Das Williams[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Salud Ortiz Carbajal November 18, 1964 Moroleón, Guanajuato, Mexico |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Gina Carbajal |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) Fielding Graduate University (MA) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Unit | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Salud Ortiz Carbajal[3] (/səˈluːd ˈkɑːrbəhɑːl/; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
Early life and education[]
Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico, in 1964[4][5] and immigrated to the United States, initially to Arizona,[6] later settling in Oxnard, California, with his family, where his father was a farmworker.[7]
Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and Fielding Graduate University, where he earned a master's degree in organizational management.[6][8]
Early political career[]
Carbajal served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for eight years, including during the Gulf War, although he did not leave the contiguous United States.
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors[]
Carbajal was first elected to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in 2004, representing the first district as a Democrat.[9][10] He was reelected in 2008 and 2012.
U.S. House of Representatives[]
Elections[]
- 2016
In 2015, Carbajal announced his intention to run for the 24th district after incumbent Lois Capps announced her retirement. Carbajal was seen as one of the two Democratic front-runners in the open primary, alongside Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, and was rivaled by Republican front-runners Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian and small businessman and former Congressional aide Justin Fareed. The primary field consisted of four Democrats, three Republicans, and two independent candidates.
In the June 7 primary, Carbajal came in first, with 66,402 votes (31.9%). The runner-up was Fareed, who received 42,521 (20.5%).
In the November 8 general election, Carbajal received 53.4% of the vote to Fareed's 46.6%, a popular vote margin of about 21,000.[11]
- 2018
Carbajal was reelected over Republican challenger Fareed with 58.6% of the vote.[12][13]
- 2020
Carbajal was reelected to a third term over Republican challenger Andy Caldwell, a nonprofit executive,[14] with 58.7% of the vote.[15][16]
Tenure[]
As of October 2021, Carbajal had voted in line with Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time.[17]
Committee assignments[]
- Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Vice Chair)
Caucus memberships[]
- New Democrat Coalition[18]
- House Baltic Caucus[19]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[20]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[21]
- Climate Solutions Caucus[22]
- Problem Solvers Caucus[23]
- Congressional Solar Caucus[24][25]
Personal life[]
Carbajal lives in Santa Barbara, California and is married to Gina, with whom he has two children.[26]
On October 6, 2020, Carbajal announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[27]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race - Mar 02, 2004".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Santa Barbara County Supervisor 01 Race - Jun 05, 2012".
- ^ "California Senate Daily Journal, July 20, 2017".
- ^ "Guide to the New Congress" (PDF). Roll Call. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Wire, Sarah D. (November 16, 2016). "Meet California's newest members of Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ a b • (April 9, 2015). "Supervisor Salud Carbajal Announces Run for Congress". Independent.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ Martinez, Alys (October 27, 2016). "Salud Carbajal pushes to win congressional contest". KEYT. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ Admin, Student (November 1, 2016). "Q&A with Salud Carbajal, 24th Congressional District Candidate | The Bottom Line". Thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "How a congressional race in Santa Barbara became one of the most expensive in the country". LA Times. September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Salud Carbajal's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. June 7, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "California General Election Results". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Buttitta, Joe (August 12, 2019). "Andy Caldwell announces 2020 bid for Congress". KEYT. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF VOTE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 3, 2020" (PDF). California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election - United States Representative" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Bycoffe, Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron (October 22, 2021). "Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?". Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Members". House Baltic Caucus. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members". Citizen´s Climate Lobby. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Featured Members". Problem Solvers Caucus. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Creation". Congressional Solar Caucus. March 12, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Salud Carbajal. "Membership". Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Lundquist, Paulette (October 3, 2017). "Carbajal". TheHill. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Mossburg, Cheri; Cole, Devan (October 6, 2020). "California congressman announces he tested positive for Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
External links[]
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- Congressman Salud Carbajal official U.S. House website
- Campaign website
- Salud Carbajal at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- 1964 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- United States Marine Corps personnel of the Gulf War
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- California Democrats
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- Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Military personnel from California
- People from Moroleón
- People from Oxnard, California
- People from Santa Barbara, California
- People with acquired American citizenship
- United States Marine Corps reservists
- Politicians from Guanajuato
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California